Small Update

Hey guys! Been a rough couple months for me. Sometimes I forget not everyone's in the Patreon Discord and I really should make more direct updates here, which is my fault.

To clarify the situation (feel free to jump past this preamble); my mom had a pretty bad fall back towards the end of May, she's 65 and already struggles to walk, but wound up refusing to visit the doctor. I mostly tried to ignore it though continued to insist she see a doctor due to her walking slowing considerably and her eating significantly less. Towards the middle of June did eventually agree to go due to her pain being so bad she was unable to even stand up off of the toilet, so I called 911 and they took her. Being real I've never lived on my own before though I'm largely independent already, but it was a bit of a shakeup to begin with. They discovered she had a broken rib and she wound up being stuck in the hospital for two weeks, followed by more x-rays and then transferring her to a care home while she undergoes physical therapy. She's been there since early July, so I go to see her quite frequently and that takes up a marginal amount of my free time currently. I will always put my close family first (and my upload schedule is already fucked anyways, regrettably).

Unfortunately however with more x-rays they've discovered that she has cancer. It's in the spine and it's progressed to the liver. This news has been devastating for me. I've had some time these past few weeks to come to terms with it and the fact that this is just natural progression in life, as my mom has seemingly accepted it and insists that she's lived a long and good life. They're apparently discussing chemo currently with her and doing more tests to see if it's even a viable option at all at this point. They think she's well enough to return home physically after therapy (with an oxygen tank) but currently we need to make some repairs to our home (and potentially move altogether due to this place being, frankly, a sack of shit.)

I think that I'm ready to get back into it but things may be touch and go for awhile from now. My schedule will unfortunately still be spotty and my mental state dubious at best but I'll try to do what I can.

For those who have continued to support me through the silence, thank you as always. Seriously appreciate you guys.